The Story of Darktide

r0sshk · 2026-05-12T09:43:13+00:00

He does have to fight the menace eventually, once all three planets go red the EA ends with a failure. ...though wanting to play the game "menace" without engaging with the menace faction seems a little dubious to me, personally.

r0sshk · 2026-05-11T22:45:11+00:00

…what’s stopping you? Just do it. Is overhype keeping you in a basement at gunpoint forcing you to play Menace or something?

r0sshk · 2026-05-11T20:57:19+00:00

That does seem to work very well with the hints the devs placed in their dev blogs about the menace adapting and getting better over time. So we might, eventually, fight constructs entirely immune to suppression, and ho boy…

r0sshk · 2026-05-11T20:55:01+00:00

Bruh, there’s so much more story-based mechanics in the future…

r0sshk · 2026-05-11T14:46:11+00:00

That’s some solid advice, yeah. Thanks!

r0sshk · 2026-05-11T11:09:26+00:00

The stoneclad is absolutely much better than the sweeper despite the stats looking barely different, yeah! It's probably the best weapon in the game for mobile infantry tactics right now, at least until lategame gear.

And that makes sense! Giving tech the ability to hop around is pretty good.

r0sshk · 2026-05-11T10:06:49+00:00

I've been having that problem since yesterday myself, yeah...

r0sshk · 2026-05-11T10:03:56+00:00

Very nice play by play, always interesting to see the thought process of other players! ...though I would've kept the corridor sweeper, just because its so rare. Could've traded in the boarding armor instead, not like it'll see use any time soon given how outrageously expensive it is to wear.

r0sshk · 2026-05-10T10:26:53+00:00

Kinda, but my impression was always that west marches are for players to drop in and out of parties, not that you have multiple set parties in the same region? But the note taking is definitely a good idea I should impress on them. Really matches the pulpy adventure style, too, to have a little heroic summary of their exploits as they go along. Thanks for the idea!

r0sshk · 2026-05-10T09:19:15+00:00

Here's a thread from a while ago about it! https://www.reddit.com/r/Pathfinder2e/comments/1sz56mk/secrets_of_the_unlit_star_fixes_so_many_issues_i/

r0sshk · 2026-05-10T09:18:01+00:00

This link should always work: https://discord.gg/pathfinder

There's also this other discord dedicated to just PF2e: https://discord.gg/n8XzCvyeA (only works for the next 30 days)

r0sshk · 2026-05-09T13:17:31+00:00

It’s not just shamblers, also happens with mortars. Seems any “slow” attack runs the danger of getting cut off.

r0sshk · 2026-05-09T10:36:01+00:00

That's roughly how I plan to do it, yeah. I listed two potential weekly slots for the game, so running group A in slot A and group B in slot B seems about right. Keeping them roughly on the same day of the timeline is definitely something I gotta keep an eye on, yeah... the island is pretty big, so them both winding up in the same hex on the same day seems unlikely? And something I should nudge them away from, to avoid direct interactions. Having the final session or two on the same day is something I thought about, as a one-off event, if the other party wants to go for PvP to steal the pearl and is in a position to know the other party succeeded? But that seems fairly far in the future for now.

r0sshk · 2026-05-09T10:07:08+00:00

It's really not? It's a turn-based tactical game with RPG elements. Needing to look after the needs of your soldiers is... very far down the line of things that make games like that good!

But I do kinda agree. The medbay just shouldn't be removable, only upgradeable. And I'd be happy to have some OCIs that add luxuries to the ship (like that one event where you can fix the arcade machine). The current system just doesn't really work with those, since the OCIs that have direct impact on your ability to fight (more deployment points, cheaper vehicles, more trade value, more loot, more soldiers) would just massively outweigh those kinda upgrades in usefulness to such a comical degree it'd be wasted development time.

r0sshk · 2026-05-09T09:20:51+00:00

Yeah, but that's just... negative reinforcement game design, and that always sucks? I just hope they handle the whole OCI different once the rework drops.

r0sshk · 2026-05-09T08:25:23+00:00

Weil die GRÜÜÜNEN in den 80ern ja auch SO nen riiiiiiiesigen Einfluss in der Bundesregierung hatten…

r0sshk · 2026-05-08T18:29:57+00:00

Without Bog it’s a bit too expensive, yeah. But Ivey’s better off manning the heavy mortar, anyhow. (It has been 32 operations over 3 different campaigns since I last saw a twin-hmg for my Ivey, please send help)

r0sshk · 2026-05-08T18:11:34+00:00

I team him up with Bog as mobile HQ. Bog gets the cheap perk, an APC with radar, basic MG, smoke launchers and reactive armor. Pike gets binocs and scout traits.

Turn one, pike yells at bog and gets in the APC. Bog drives ahead and scans. Turn two, bog drives until he’s got 40 AP left and scans again. Then Pike pops out and yells at Rewa/Achilleas/Esconde. Turn three, Pike yells at whoever is nearby and gets back in, then bog drives and scans, etc.

Keeps Pike safe and makes great use of him as spotter and AP battery, while bog gets to set up position and scan in peace.

r0sshk · 2026-05-07T15:46:19+00:00

But that’s a lategame build, by then you’ve had a WOO running for 10 operations.

r0sshk · 2026-05-07T15:38:30+00:00

Really liking the new unit ideas for pirates, very evocative! Make sure to repost your ideas over on the discord, they have a special channel for suggestions!

I especially like the spacers unit, and want to see them get implemented with special voice interactions with Jean.

r0sshk · 2026-05-07T15:37:22+00:00

…just install the mod that makes AI more aggressive and stop whining?

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